by Bob Griffiths | May 19, 2016 | USATF
More than 64 years removed from when he stood on top of the figurative world, Herb Douglas still holds a firm place among the legends of track and field and the legends of African American athletes. It’s a lifetime few have the chance to live and thanks to his...
by Bob Griffiths | May 19, 2016 | USATF
A total of 22 members of Team USA from the 2012 Olympic Games are among those entered Saturday to compete in the Millrose Games. One of the most iconic indoor track meets in the world, this is the 106th edition of the Millrose Games and will be held at The Armory....
by Bob Griffiths | May 19, 2016 | USATF
INDIANAPOLIS – Following his first USA Cross Country title in early February in St. Louis, Chris Derrick will lead the men’s team and Olympian Kim Conley, runner-up in St. Louis, will lead the women’s squad into the World Cross Country Championships scheduled...
by Bob Griffiths | May 19, 2016 | USATF
Already the American record holder in the 10,000-meters outdoors, Galen Rupp Friday established the American indoor record in the 3,000m with his winning time of 7:30.18 at the IAAF XL Galan Indoor Meeting in Stockholm. The time was also a meet record and the fastest...
by Bob Griffiths | May 19, 2016 | USATF
At the height of her career, Evelyn Ashford set the world standard for women’s sprinting. Whether anyone knew it then, Ashford was ahead of her time. Click to read original...
by Bob Griffiths | May 19, 2016 | USATF
INDIANAPOLIS – The USA Track & Field Foundation today announced that Stephen A. Schwarzman, the Chairman, CEO and co-founder of Blackstone, has donated $500,000 to the USATF Foundation. The funding will be used to support world class athletes in track and...
